Disrupted Body Clock Weakens Immunity

A new study published this week in the journal Immunity suggests that when our body clock is disrupted, it weakens the immune system. We already know that the circadian clock is a finely tuned genetic mechanism that regulates body functions that follow a 24-hour cycle, such as sleep patterns and metabolism. Now, researchers at Yale School of Medicine in the US show it may also influence our vulnerability to disease through its effect on the immune system.
This could have important implications for how we prevent and treat disease: for instance it could lead to new therapies designed to optimize the immune response to protect patients when they are most vulnerable.


Taken from MNT